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This project explores the cultivation of artistic methodologies centered in embodied movement practices. I worked in collaboration with dancers to inform the development of a movement vocabulary that is authentic to the individual as well as to the content of the work. Through the interplay between movement and subconscious response

This project explores the cultivation of artistic methodologies centered in embodied movement practices. I worked in collaboration with dancers to inform the development of a movement vocabulary that is authentic to the individual as well as to the content of the work. Through the interplay between movement and subconscious response to elements such as writing, imagery, and physical environments I created authentic kinesthetic experiences for both dancer and audience. I submerged dancers into a constructed environment by creating authentic mental and physical experiences that supported the development of embodied movement. This was the impetus to develop the evening length work, Flesh Narratives, which consisted of five vignettes, each containing its own distinctive creative process driven by the content of each section. This project was presented January 29- 31, 2016 in the Fine Arts Center room 122, an informal theatre space, that supplemented an immersive experience in an intimate environment for forty viewers. This project explored themes of transformation including cycles, concepts of life, death and reincarnation, and enlightenment. Through the art of storytelling, the crafting of embodied movers, and the theory of Hauntology, the viewer was taken on a journey of struggle, loss, and rebirth.
ContributorsGerena, Jenny (Author) / Standley, Eileen (Thesis advisor) / Rosenkrans, Angela (Committee member) / Britt, Melissa (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2016
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As an artist, I set out to creatively answer three important questions that were discovered in a variety of ways over the course of my academic career. They all had one thing in common, the awareness and wonder around how impactful presence is. But what is presence? Merriam-Webster Dictionary defined

As an artist, I set out to creatively answer three important questions that were discovered in a variety of ways over the course of my academic career. They all had one thing in common, the awareness and wonder around how impactful presence is. But what is presence? Merriam-Webster Dictionary defined presence as, “The state or fact of existing, occurring, or being present in a place or thing.” And, “A person or thing that exists or is present in a place but is not seen. (Presence) After a tangible experience with loss, grief, disappointment, and extenuating life circumstances for many cast members involved in this seven-month movement research project, the internal battle for physical, mental, and emotional presence began to be a daily pursuit. The originally produced work, Presence-The Walk, takes a look into the unpopular practice of being still in an ever-moving society, as well as what the process of healing can look like for an individual. Videographer and MFA candidate Lawrence Fung was a large collaborator on the final product of this work. After having to adapt several different versions of the final product due to cast changes, opportunities for public performance, and the COVID-19 pandemic, dancer, mover, and artist Victoria Ward shares her experience and research exploring the constant pursuit of presence and what it looked like to present professional work given an even shorter timeline. Interdisciplinary collaboration with photographers, artists, and spoken word was also a key aspect of this work alongside the research completed by her cast of seven dancers.
ContributorsWard, Victoria Marie (Author) / Conder, Carley (Thesis director) / Meredith, Shauna (Committee member) / Rosenkrans, Angela (Committee member) / School of Film, Dance and Theatre (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2020-05
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The ASU School of Dance presents Transition Projects, February 19-21, with works by dance faculty and undergrad students, performed at Dance Studio Theatre, PEBE 132.

ContributorsRamey, Alyssa Noel (Choreographer, Dancer, Costume designer) / Mills, Lorne (Musician) / Swayze, William (Musician) / Vining, Robin (Musician) / Ammerman, Mark C. (Lighting designer, Set designer) / Mumford, Jessica (Choreographer, Costume designer, Set designer) / West, Misty (Dancer) / Rosenkrans, Angela (Choreographer) / McGloin, Aaron (Lighting designer, Choreographer, Costume designer, Set designer) / Jones, Patricia (Costume designer) / Jones, Jessica (Dancer, Dancer) / Ramey, Jenna (Dancer, Dancer) / Fitzgerald, Mary (Choreographer, Costume designer) / Abruzzi, Lucio (Dancer, Costume designer, Choreographer, Set designer) / Koch, Carolyn (Lighting designer) / Conder, Carley (Choreographer) / Syslo, Celine (Dancer, Costume designer, Dancer) / Grabianowski, Nicole (Dancer, Costume designer) / Mihaleva, Galina (Costume designer) / Franco, Mandy (Dancer) / Gersony, Alyssa (Dancer) / Hauk, Chelsey (Dancer) / McCaskill, Katie (Dancer) / McNamara, Caitlyn (Dancer) / McHale, Samantha (Dancer)
Created2010
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The ASU School of Dance presents Transition Projects II, February 20-22, with works by dance faculty and undergrad students, performed at Dance Studio Theatre, PEBE 132.

ContributorsAbruzzi, Lucio (Dancer) / Ammerman, Mark C. (Set designer) / Clegg, Debbie (Costume designer) / Conder, Carley (Choreographer, Costume designer) / Davis, Jeff (Lighting designer) / Endicott, Jenna (Dancer) / Fisher, Rose (Choreographer, Costume designer, Dancer) / Hendrix, Robbia (Dancer) / Hood, Brittany (Dancer, Choreographer, Lighting designer, Costume designer) / Jones, Jessica (Dancer) / Kirwan, Molly (Dancer) / Klassen, Katy (Dancer) / Klem, Amy (Dancer) / Koch, Carolyn (Lighting designer) / Kosowski, Jenna (Choreographer) / Kroon, Anjuli (Dancer, Choreographer, Lighting designer, Costume designer) / Lee, Yeongwen (Choreographer, Set designer) / Lopez, Lisa (Costume designer, Dancer) / Manners, Robin (Dancer) / Mansfield, Lauren (Dancer) / McGloin, Aaron (Lighting designer, Dancer) / McHale, Samantha (Dancer) / Mihaleva, Galina (Costume designer) / Murray, Leigh (Choreographer, Costume designer) / Perez, Larisa (Dancer) / Quinal, Elizabeth (Dancer) / Rosenkrans, Angela (Choreographer, Lighting designer, Costume designer) / Sheldrick, Sarah (Dancer, Choreographer, Lighting designer, Costume designer) / Smith, Chelsea (Dancer) / Theobald, Kiri (Lighting designer, Choreographer, Costume designer) / Trujillo, David (Lighting designer) / West, Misty (Dancer) / Herberger Institute School of Dance (Publisher)
Created2009
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The ASU School of Dance presents The Dance Annual, March 5-7, with works by dance faculty, alumni, graduate, undergraduate, and visiting artists, performed at Galvin Playhouse Theatre and Plaza.

ContributorsHerberger Institute School of Dance (Publisher) / Fitzgerald, Mary (Choreographer) / Ammerman, Mark C. (Lighting designer, Lighting designer) / Benard, Jacqueline (Costume designer, Costume designer) / Canto, Melissa (Dancer, Dancer) / Leite, Ashleigh (Choreographer) / Koch, Carolyn (Lighting designer) / Mihaleva, Galina (Costume designer, Costume designer) / Mumford, Jessica (Set designer, Videographer, Choreographer, Costume designer) / Abruzzi, Lucio (Dancer, Choreographer, Costume designer) / Grabianowski, Nicole (Dancer) / Jones, Jessica (Dancer) / Klem, Amy (Dancer) / McHale, Samantha (Dancer) / Millizer, Emily (Dancer) / Pellegrino, Laura (Dancer) / Wilcox, Madeline (Dancer) / Wrobel, Tara (Dancer, Choreographer) / Karr, Mandi (Dancer) / Zakrzewski, Emily (Dancer) / Newman, Emily (Choreographer, Dancer, Costume designer) / Fehser, Janelle (Musician, Dancer) / Trujillo, Davey (Lighting designer) / Bradley, LaTefia (Dancer) / Castro, Miguel (Dancer) / Pool, Amanda (Dancer) / Promisson, Jessica (Dancer) / Tryon, Chelsi (Dancer) / Ferrell, Rebecca A. (Choreographer) / Frost, Randi (Dancer) / McGloin, Aaron (Lighting designer) / Gonzales, Anthony (Dancer) / Ricker, Gina (Dancer) / Ramsey, Ashlee (Choreographer, Dancer) / Waugh, Whitney (Dancer) / Conder, Carley (Choreographer) / Syslo, Celine (Costume designer, Dancer) / West, Misty (Dancer) / Stephens, Jr., Sammy (Choreographer, Composer) / Aguire, Alex (Dancer) / Gillie, Randy (Dancer) / Mayes, Paige (Dancer) / Nuvayestewa, Lorin (Dancer) / Schneider, Samantha (Dancer)
Created2010